And Other Stories Ben Katchor Primary Author mixed material bibliography Pantheon Books monographic en English

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Ben Katchor, a master at twisting mundane commodities into surreal objects of social significance, now takes on the many ways our property influences and reflects cultural values. Here are window-ledge pillows designed expressly for people-watching and a forest of artificial trees for sufferers of hay fever. The Brotherhood of Immaculate Consumption deals with the matter of products that outlive their owners; a school of dance is based upon the choreographic motion of paying with cash; high-visibility construction vests are marketed to lonely people as a method of getting noticed. With cutting wit Katchor reveals a world similar to our own—lives are defined by possessions, consumerism is a kind of spirituality—but also slightly, fabulously askew. Frequently and brilliantly bizarre, and always mesmerizing, Hand-Drying in America ensures that you will never look at a building, a bar of soap, or an ATM the same way NONE9780307906908 C2O library Online catalog (BETA) K KAT Han 7690 C2O library & collabtive (Comics & Graphic Novel) K KAT Han 610n3JlEVML._SX454_BO1%2C204%2C203%2C200_.jpg.jpg 6437 2017-10-13 15:04:52 2017-10-13 15:05:56 machine generated